Writing STEM Women into Wikipedia Mini WGS.S10 Edit-a-thon | |
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Although Wikipedia is one of the most popular encyclopedias in the world, women are highly underrepresented on its pages. As part of this Massachusetts Institute of Technology mini edit-a-thon in connection with fall 2017 course WGS.S10, students will create original Wikipedia articles about notable women in the STEM disciplines. They will learn the nuances required of successful Wikipedia biographies; research notable women missing from Wikipedia's pages using multimedia resources; and come away having created one viable new article.
Mini edit-a-thon details edit
Participants edit
Example pages edit
Suggested Topics editThe following is a a small sampling of suggested articles to create or add upon, with some references to get you going. However, feel free to come up with your own ideas! There is an extensive list of article suggestions on the WikiWomen in Red Missing Engineers page and the WikiWomen in Red Missing Scientists page. Articles needing creation edit
Resources editWomen in STEM Resources edit
Editing Wikipedia Resources edit
Results editNew articles created editPlease also add your new/expanded article to the listing of articles being collected this month for the Women in Red World Contest.
Articles expanded, improved, or cleaned up edit
Ongoing editConsider joining one of the WikiProjects to continue contributing to articles throughout the year. |